Dan Bankhead - first Black MLB pitcher

At long last, we celebrate the career and impact of Dan Bankhead - long recognized as the first African-American pitcher to appear in Major League Baseball (which at the time excluded the Nego Leagues). In December 2020, MLB designated the Negro Leagues from 1920-1948 as Major League status. Rory Costello from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) has written extensively about Dan's career - and he joins me for this exclusive Danversation! This interview could not have been possible without the help of my friend & award-winning artist Doc Settles. Doc's watercolor portrait of Bankhead has been featured in Alabama Heritage magazine. Please follow Doc on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DocSettlesArt https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dan-bankhead/ This installment is intended to be the first in a series of Dan Bankhead episodes. Thanks for following the Dan Time Podcast! @dantimepod - socials dantimepod@gmail.com Photo Credit: Doc Settles